I am currently working on how to improve the health of Lake Burley Griffin and a big issue are leaves washing in to the lake. Composting leaves at home seems a good part of the solution. I would really welcome ideas on how to encourage residents to compost leaves at home – perhaps community composting, community owned leaf sucker/blowers? […] View

Try these suggestions:
Use fresh seeds
Try using a heat mat under your seed trays – you can buy them at a Pet Store where they are used to keep reptiles and land crabs warm
Dont over water
Hope this helps@Girrawa

I am currently working on how to improve the health of Lake Burley Griffin and a big issue are leaves washing in to the lake. Composting leaves at home seems a good part of the solution. I would really welcome ideas on how to encourage residents to compost leaves at home – perhaps community composting, community owned leaf sucker/blowers? Let…[Read more]

I think more people should pick up a broom! I guess if small communities such as ‘blocks’ of houses (same street number) evaluated their breeze ways and the traffic of leaves, composts could be tastefully and tactfully incorporated as a community facility in the places where the leaves accumulate or “end up’. I am at the low end of a long…[Read more]

I noticed today that the ACT Government is seeking community views on future locations for community gardens. This may be an issue of interest to carbon challengers. Just go to http://www.timetotalk.act.gov.au to have […]

I would highly recommend keen gardeners and those interested in sustainable food production to check out the Seed Savers Network http://www.seedsavers.net This is a home grown Australian organisation now reaching out overseas. Join, start saving and caring for our biodiverse resources that feed, clothe and heal us.

@Girrawa The seed saving network is a great idea. After reading Angus Stewart’s ’Let’s Propagate, I have been collecting my own seed this last few months and am looking foraward to Spring to start planting.

We prepare a weekly menu: breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner and supper for every day. We use a list of snacks for the in-between meals and look through recipes for dishes that use what is in […]

I have noticed that certain of the providors recommended through my work to package a car do not have carbon offset programs. I am looking to reduce the size and hence fuel consumption of our vehicles (yes we […]

The ACT Government has just launched a new Car Pooling initiative for its employees called RideShare http://www.rideshareact.mycarpools.com.au/. I have signed up in an effort to make some new friends driving to and from work on the days I need to drive.

In reply to: Girrawa wrote a new post, Car Pooling Does anyone have any cleaver ideas on how to make car pooling easy. It seems difficult to coordinate sharing lifts when people work varied hours, using flex time. It seems to […] View

Did you try using the Google transit app that Action has on their website to work out the best connections

In reply to: Billy commented on the post, planting vegs That’s an excellent idea! Do you use those white polystyrene boxes veggies come packed in? Do you colour them black to absorb more heat? Are they up on bricks to drain or […] View

Yes the polystyrene veggie and fruit boxes are best. They don’t need to be put up on bricks and I had not thought of painting them black. Good idea.

Does anyone have any cleaver ideas on how to make car pooling easy. It seems difficult to coordinate sharing lifts when people work varied hours, using flex time. It seems to work well in work places that have […]

Hi @Girrawa This is a great idea, I made a challenge getting public transport to work but I really haven’t been able to make it work for me. Plus I was really late when they changed the timetable :/ Hopefully we’ll have light rail soon! That’d be so great. In the meantime, i found this…[Read more]

What to challengers think of the idea of getting voluntary groups to collect old TVs and computors in an area (especially where there are aged people) to take to the recycling station, to reduce the number of […]

We turn our veggie and fruit peelings straight back into the garden beds at this time of year in the fallow parts or before planting. The decomposing material gives the young plants a real boost and gives the worms in the garden a nice dessert.